The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-19
CAMDBN'S CAUCUS
TO COME TOGETHER TONIGHT.

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TO COME TOGETHER TONIGHT.
Tho Senator'S Chances Believed 10 Have
Cons Gli,n,nerluG - The Opposition
Crowding Him Out Jim MAsou swing.
Ing ATS Jefferson County Ciub.
speeia! Dhpa,c, to he Inielligmeer. Il.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 1910.
morrow night tho Democratic Senatorial
caucus Ia 10 be held In tho hall Of the
Hous, Of Delegates. 80 far 500 no reason
to modify tho opinion I had when I tele.
graphed night before last that all indica.
tions pointed 10 Senator Camden's defeat,
1t Ia difficult to convey to one not on the
ground any idea Of the earnestnoss OF the
contest waged since that waB written, vet
1t Is doubtful II anything has been ac.
compiished. The CAUCUS cali had thirty.
ak signatures last night. To-day there
was a rumor atloat that two had with.
drawn, but this 10 no. credit. Gleason
was expected to Withdraw. Another mem.
bsr, who signed reluctantly, was told that
leading Democrats OF his county were on
their way here to keep him in the Cam.
den ranks, and he eaid il they came be
would desert. These were the two re-.
ferred to. The Camden men. claim thirty.
eight; tho opposition say they have but
thirty.six. One Camden man told me
they had thirty.eevsn. They certainly
have not weakened the stand OF a single
one OF the twelve original anti. Osmdenites,
and c,nceding their claim Of thir.y-eipht
they still lack six votes OF enough to
elect.
TOO MUCH TASGLkraor. -g
OF tho childish rumors started yet the
most childish ia one to which tho Camden
organ here, the Star. devotes column
editorial this morning, to-wit, that s. B..
Elkins Ia enrouts here to-day to buy six
Democratic votes for GoG at SIC, 900. The
original rnmor WAS that E!kins was CON-
ing hare in the interest OF his fa.her.in.
law, Henry G. Davis. The silly stories
were all stated By drunken Democrat,
who Baw a gentleman from Elkiue, Md,
registered at the Rutrner and took 1t for
Mr.. Eikins' maine.
STRUGGLING FOR LIFE.
So far the Davis boom is in sta.u quo.
Col. Alex. Monroe is accredited as his
representative here. w..
The Camden circle (it olrends Charley
Wells feeling 10 call 1t a ring) are work.
ing hard. Senators Camden, Kenna, Phil
Snyder, all visited b,.h houses in person
today.
THE JEFFERSON srATEsMAN-THE OLD DEBT
QUESTION. -ga- rR
I ran across the stateuman from Jst1er.
aon as he came from breakfast at the hotel
RufIner, and Inquired whether be had
seen yosterday's lNrgLLlGEScEa. He aaid
he had NOT, but had heard that as usual it
was waiting time trying to make him con.
spicuous. Replying to my questions
which came thick and fast, Mr. Mason
said: % @.I
II don't believe there is word of truth
in your Washington dispatch about West
Virginia certificates. The Last tune was
in New York they were worth lees than
Is Cents, and there were no transsctions,
l do not claim to bs posted as to the pres.
cnt status OF the movement mapped out
while I was counsel in the matter five or
six years ago, but do claim 10 know ali
about what was then dono OF was then
proposed. My plan was to bring about a
settlement between the two States by
stating au account under the Wheeling
ordinance. To carry. this out 1t was nee
essary to pool the certificates under the
power Of attorney, giving an agent plenary
power to do anything in the way Of re-.
leasing Virginia from liability and in the
way Of compromising with West Virginia,
Under this programme the parties con-
ducting the movement are simply trustees,
and being such could not purchase
certificates. They were to receive
q commission for their sery!cee,
and I was to be paid 80
much cash aud so much. contingent. |
never owned but 5000 certificates in my
life which l sold for $500 and lost by the
transaction perhaps $50. When my clients
went out OF the movement l went cut
with them, and have no more interest or
voice in the matter than any other citizan
in the State and, excepting so far as l
have pretty settled views as to what action
by the two States would be wise and bsne-
fetal, I do not care the toss of a copper
what is done. l have not. and don't
propose to bother myself sbout it unless
some OF the Legislature chooBs to consult
me, and II they do will simply refer
them to my printed pamphlets No, |
have none Of them with me-. Whatever
I had touching the debt was turned over
to the parties who superseded my former
clients. Yes, would be very willing to
take charge OF the matter again provided
my original programme is to be carried
out, including, OF course, the original ar
rangenent about fees. have other fish
to fry now and my time ietoo valuable to
contradict what newspapers say"
tested the statesman on the Senator
ship and he seemed very willing to give
me whatever be knew. A few sentences
cover 1t ali. ---'-e'''-s-..,,-z,-...-'-.
THE pARrY va. THE MACHINE. x
"You can hear on the street a Il know
about the conference among the anti.
Camden men. I was not at it, don't know
In which room it was held aud am not in.
formed Of sll who wero present. A Re-
publican told me that he knew all about
it, but know enough to assert that no.
body was present except true blue Demo.
Gratis who have no thought except 10 pre-.
vent you Republicans from placing our
party in position that ia untenable
before the people. / have not tho slight.
eat concern as to what may bo said about
US. Our object is to do whatever We can
to redeem this State from machine politics,
and il am more zsalous than some 9th.
ers it is because have given more atten.
tion to the importance of doing go and
have more leisure to attend to 1t. In nv
view the issue is narrowed down slmply